Belize General Info

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on November 15, 2011

We are so lucky! Our island, Long Caye at Glover’s Reef, enjoys the only breaking surf in Belize that is both accessible and not breaking over live coral. As a result, we have the only Belize surf center. There are other Belize locations where the swells break on the barrier reefs and atolls, and there are even a couple of nicely formed point breaks at channels through the reef, but all are eith

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on November 14, 2011

Caye Caulker is a popular island for tourism in Belize. It’s kind of funky and fun, and has a lot of hotels, restaurants, and bars. It is right on the Belize Barrier Reef and gets a lot of traffic from the younger set. It is about 20-25 miles from Belize City, and is easy to get to. Sometimes our guests want to go there for a couple of days before or after their adventure island trip with us, so

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on November 8, 2011

Are you wondering where to dive in Belize? Do you want to do it all in one trip? Have you heard about Blue Hole Belize and are you wondering whether you can access it from Glover’s Reef? We have an eco-resort on Long Caye, which is on Glover’s Reef. And we have many incredible dives within 10 minutes from our island. Because we are right on the reef, we never do 2 tank dives. We ride t

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on November 3, 2011

We have a fantastic menu serving Belize food and other great recipes out on the island. I am the one responsible for the menu (with many suggestions incorporated from guests and staff alike), so I LOVE all of the food we serve as a result. I can state that my favorite meal on the island, hands down, is Fish Tacos. I could eat them 3 times a week, they are that good. The reason they are so good (be

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on November 2, 2011

Kids LOVE scuba! The dive shop on our island is a full service PADI dive shop offering scuba diving courses and daily dives for certified divers. Kids ages 12 and over have all of the options available to them as far as courses and certified dives go, there are no restrictions for kids in this age group. So kids ages 12 and up simply join adult classes that are offered. Kids that are 10 or 11 are

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on October 28, 2011

In late October of 1998 Hurricane Mitch sat out in the middle of the Bay of Honduras and churned for almost a week. Cully and I were in Moab, watching it on the internet in horror. This storm acted in ways storms don’t usually act, and at the time it was the 5th largest storm on record. Because we were far from the storm (about 100-125 miles), but there were no obstacles between us and it, huge

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on October 27, 2011

Usually, the only time a tropical island in Belize makes the news is when a hurricane hits (a rare event) but last week, when Discovery Channel’s new series, Alone In The Wild, featured TV celeb Jason Gardiner stranded alone on a Belize island for 5 days, it became a news story. Apparently, a highlight of his experience was finally catching and eating a fish after failing to do so for five d

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Last December Meg Griffiths, our kitesurf and advanced windsurfing instructor, kept track of wind speeds through the month of December. Sailors visiting us this December will be glad to see it’s a windy month! (photo above by Pete McDermott) Date 9 am Noon 3 pm 6 pm Average Max Wind Speed 1 21 18 15 16 18 21 2 19 17 18 16 17 19 3 14 13 10 10 12 14 4 15 16 13 10 13 16 5 14 9 11 13 12 14 6 17

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on October 26, 2011

We have been watching Wunderground closely and we are in the clear! Hurricane Rina is bypassing Belize, the 2011 Belize hurricane season has been OK so far! http://www.wunderground.com/tropical/tracking/at201118.html Today would be a great day to surf there, we talked to the dive shop and they report 10 foot waves!